FINA A340 Topics in Modern Art: Contemporary Art (3 cr.) P: FINA A102. The course will survey art from the 1970s to the present. Classroom lectures, museum and gallery visits will be part of the course. (Fall, Summer I)

FINA A342 Twentieth-Century Art (3 cr.) P: FINA A102. Survey of major artists, styles, and movements in painting and sculpture from 1900 to the present in Europe and the United States. Topics include expressionism, cubism, futurism, dada, surrealism, and abstraction. (Spring)

FINA A435 Art TheorySeniors (2 cr.) This course is designed to cover broad-ranging concerns vital to the art major's continuing career in graduate school and/or the professional art world. Open to seniors only. (Fall)

FINA A442 Twentieth-Century Art 1900-1924 (3 cr.) P: FINA A102. European artists and movements of the first part of the twentieth century: symbolism, fauvism, expressionism, cubism, etc., for painting, and art nouveau, de Stijl, Bauhaus, Sullivan, and early Wright for architecture. (Occasionally)

FINA A449 Twentieth-Century Art 1925-1970 (3 cr.) P: FINA A102. Painting, sculpture, and architecture from 1925-1970. Main emphasis will be on American developments, including necessary historic background from Armory Show to migration of surrealism, abstract expressionism, op, pop, minimal, and kinetic art. A worldview of architecture will cover such topics as International Style and New Brutalism. (Occasionally)

FINA F100 Fundamental StudioDrawing (3 cr.) Development of visual awareness and coordination of perceptual and manual skills; seeing, representing, and inventing on an experimental, exploratory level in two dimensions. Includes placement, scale, volume, light, formal articulation, and investigations of color theory. (Spring)

FINA F102 Fundamental Studio2D (3 cr.) Color, shape, line, and value structures are studied as the basis for exploration of two-dimensional spatial relationships; includes investigation of conventional and invented tools and media. (Spring)

FINA H100 Art Appreciation (3 cr.) Objectives: to acquaint students with outstanding works of art and to provide an approach to appreciation through knowledge of purpose, techniques, form, and content. (Fall, Spring)

FINA S301 Drawing II (3 cr.) May be repeated once. P: FINA S200 or consent of instructor. Intermediate course in drawing from the model and other sources. Emphasis on technical command of the media in conjunction with the development of a visual awareness. Continued problems in the articulation of space, scale, volume, and linear sensitivity. (Fall, Spring)

FINA S331 Painting II (3 cr.) May be repeated once. P: FINA S230 or consent of instructor. Intermediate course in painting from the model and other sources. Emphasis on technical command and understanding of the components of painting space, color, volume, value, and scale. Media: oil or acrylics. (Fall, Spring)

FINA S337 Watercolor Painting I (3 cr.) An introduction to watercolor working from still life, portrait, and figure, stressing technical competence. (Occasionally)

FINA S371 Sculpture II (3 cr.) May be repeated once. P: FINA S270 or consent of instructor. Continuation of basic studies, using both figurative (modeling from human figure in clay) and abstract means (constructions in metal, wood, and plaster). Concentration on manipulative and technical skills and more complex materials. (Fall, Spring)

FINA S392 Intermediate Photography (3 cr.) P: FINA S291 or consent of instructor. Practice of photography applied to student's major study or area of special interest in the humanities and social sciences. (Fall, Spring, Summer I)

FINA S400 Independent Studio Projects (1-6 cr.) Repeatable up to 6 credits. P: FINA 300-level studio course. Designed for advanced studio art students who want to work independently on special studio projects under the guidance of a faculty member or committee. This course work does not fulfill a specific course requirement for fine arts major. It does count within the 25-34 credit hour studio art limit. Students must arrange a project with a faculty member who will supervise and grade the work produced. One credit is given for each three hours of work per week for the entire semester. (Fall, Spring, Summer I, Summer II)

FINA S420 Topics in Studio Art (3 cr.) P: Junior standing or consent of instructor. May be repeated up to a total of 20 credit hours. A multidisciplinary studio course that explores topics through the use of a variety of artistic approaches. Students will work in the media of their choice. (Fall, Spring)

FINA S438 Water Media (cr. arr.) P: FINA S338. Experimentation with the various water media. With source and nonsource. Maximum of 9 credit hours. (Occasionally)

FINA S441 Printmaking III Intaglio (cr. arr.) P: junior/senior standing. May be repeated up to a total of 20 credit hours. P: FINA S341 or consent of instructor. Advanced work in intaglio for qualified students. (Fall, Spring)

FINA S444 Printmaking III Silk Screen (cr. arr.) P: FINA S344. Advanced work in silkscreen for qualified students. May be repeated for a total of 20 credit hours. (Fall, Spring)

FINA S447 Printmaking III (3 cr.) May be repeated up to a total of 20 credit hours. P: FINA S341 or FINA S344. Advanced work in intaglio, lithography, or serigraphy for qualified students. (Fall, Spring)

FINA S451 Graphic Design Problem Solving (cr. arr.) May be repeated for a total of 20 credit hours. P: FINA S352 and consent of instructor. Professional problem solving in graphic design. Using a variety of mediums to communicate messages, students apply processes from printing to multimedia as appropriate for directed projects. (Occasionally)

FINA S471 Sculpture III (cr. arr.) P: junior/senior standing. May be repeated up to a total of 20 credit hours. Concentration on construction, carving, welding, and figure modeling. Concentration will be on foundry techniques each spring semester. (Fall, Spring)